Burial
Burial continues to play a vital role in the UK’s funeral landscape, shaped by tradition, religious practice, land availability, and environmental considerations. Funeral Service Times provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of burial, including cemetery operations, grave preparation, green burial initiatives, legal requirements, local authority management, and burial space strategy. Reporting focuses on regulatory updates, service innovation, operational challenges, and investment in cemetery infrastructure—supporting funeral professionals in delivering respectful, compliant, and sustainable burial services.
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Apr- 2020 -14 AprilCoronavirus
Stirling council announces temporary adjustments to funerals amid Covid-19 crisis
Stirling Council’s cemeteries has announced some temporary adjustments to comply with recent Scottish government legislation and national guidance amid the…
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Mar- 2020 -31 MarchBusiness
DMAG urges Public Health England to act now over missing PPE guidance
The Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG) has written to the chief executive of Public Health England expressing its “extreme concern”…
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25 MarchBusiness
Leading funeral organisations offer advice on limiting attendance at funerals
A group of seven organisations representing the funeral, burial and cremation sector has issued joint guidance on the number of…
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24 MarchBusiness
Successful study of water cremation completed for Yorkshire Water
Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been granted for the water cremation process, the…
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19 MarchEconomy
Funeral sector meets with government amid coronavirus outbreak
Funeral directors have met with the government in regards to the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Members of The…
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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryFuneral Plans
South West ‘most expensive’ region for cremation, study finds
The most expensive region for cremation is the South West of England, where the average cost of cremation is £884,…
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12 FebruaryBusiness
UPDATE: Thomas Bragg supports hospice through recycling scheme
A Solihull funeral directors has gathered, counted and delivered 301,084 Christmas cards to a local hospice for recycling, which will…
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6 FebruaryEconomy
Scottish Government welcomes funeral support payment increase
The Scottish Government has announced it will match the ‘other expenses’ funeral benefit with the rest of the UK, increasing…
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuaryBusiness
SAIF claim SunLife Cost of Dying report is’ ‘seriously flawed’
Independent funeral directors have argued that recent research on funeral prices by SunLife is “seriously flawed” and has potentially overstated…
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27 JanuaryBusiness
Thomas Bragg to support West Midlands hospice through recycling scheme
More than 150,000 Christmas cards have been donated to a Solihull-based Thomas Bragg and Sons Funeral Directors for recycling, raising…
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